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Forrest Gump

Oscar™ Best Picture - Winning Movies

Forrest Gump

1994

Robert Zemeckis

Tom Hanks, Robin Wright, Gary Sinise, Mykelti Williamson ...

8.2

203,066

Comedy. Drama. Romance Despite Forrest's (Tom Hanks) low IQ, he is not your average guy. Learning early on from his mother (Sally Field) that "life is like a box of chocolates, you never know what you're gonna get", Gump, without trying, stumbles upon some exciting events. Meanwhile, as the remarkable parade of his life goes by, Forrest never forgets Jenny (Robin Wright), the girl he loved as a boy, who makes her own journey through the turbulence of the ... [+]

	Author	Review
United States	Steven Rea Philadelphia Inquirer	"Although this is an enjoyable and, at times, emotionally charged picture with wonderfully funny episodes, there's a hollowness there, too (...) Rating: ★★★ (out of four)"	NEU
United States	Todd McCarthy Variety	"A non-stop barrage of emotional and iconographic identification points that will make the postwar generation feel they’re seeing their lives passing by onscreen"	POS
United States	Jonathan Rosenbaum Chicago Reader	"Judging by the the movie's enduring popularity, the message that stupidity is redemption is clearly what a lot of Americans want to hear"	NEG
United States	Peter Travers Rolling Stone	"A movie heart-breaker of oddball wit and startling grace"	POS
United States	Roger Ebert Chicago Sun-Times	"It's a comedy, I guess. Or maybe a drama. Or a dream (...) What a magical movie (...) Rating: ★★★★ (out of four)"	POS
United States	Rob Humanick Slant	"There remains something to be said for 'Forrest Gump's commitment to its vision, one that's alternately beautiful and naïve. It might hit you right in the feels, even as your eyes are rolling (…) Rating: ★★½ (out of 4)"	NEU
United Kingdom	Derek Malcolm The Guardian	"Nothing is quite pursued to its logical conclusion, which makes the film more a triumph of style than content (...) It goes through all the emotions but doesn't dwell on any of them long enough to trouble you."	NEU
United States	Dave Kehr New York Daily News	"Simply brilliant (...) 'Forrest Gump' is a symphony. With Hanks’ graceful and creative performance at the center"	POS
United States	Kenneth Turan Los Angeles Times	"A sweet piece of work with a gentle and eccentric sensibility (...) [Stumbles] forcing its charm in search of obvious sentimentality and grander points about society."	NEU
United States	John Hartl Seattle Times	"It has much to say about the limits of hero worship, the cruelty of children, the trendiness of political movements, resistance to despair and the sense of destiny"	POS
United States	LA Weekly	"The film is so afraid to dredge up debate... (...) A movie with nothing to say."	NEG

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